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Hung Shun Tong Manuscript (Organizational), 1886

by: Unknown

Publication date: 1886

Topics: californiarevealed, Societies and clubs, Chinese Americans, Chinese Americans--Societies, etc., Chinese, Northern California, Chinese, Secret Society, Chinese--California--History, Political activity, Religion

Collection: placerresearchandarchives; californiarevealed; americana

Language: Chinese

The Hung Shun Tong manuscript is a handwritten booklet including the organizational rules, rituals, instructions, discipline, and secret signals between members of the Hung Shun Tong (also known as the Society of Heaven and Earth). This manuscript was written in 1886 with Cantonese dialect and is an early primary source documenting the organization of this Chinese secret society and its operation in northern California in the 19th century.

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Contact Information: Placer County Museums Division, 101 Maple Street, Auburn, CA 95603, Telephone: (530) 889-6500, Email: museums@placer.ca.gov, http://www.placer.ca.gov/museums

Acknowledgment: Source material provided by Placer County Museums Division. Preserved and made available online by California Revealed. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.